Battle of Marka

The Battle of Marka (16 February 1993) was a battle of the Somali Civil War that occurred when the United Somali Congress militia attacked a broken-down United Nations relief convoy near the village of Marka in the Jubba Valley. The convoy, carrying food and medical supplies, experienced a breakdown, and the militia rushed in to take the supplies for themselves. However, a convoy of Humvees from the 10th Mountain Division was sent in, and the American soldiers gunned down several militiamen and destroyed several technicals as they drove towards the site of the relief convoy. After the American troops relieved the UN convoy, a squad of them boarded a Black Hawk helicopter and proceeded to cover the convoy as it made its way towards the village, destroying several targets on the ground. The convoy arrived in the village intact, resulting in a victory for the UN forces.